http://www.fao.org/about/meetings/afns/en/ Presentation from Mathew John (IFOAM/Last Forest) describing the experience of the Nilgiri Biosphere reserve in India. The presentation was prepared and delivered in occasion of the International Symposium on Agroecology for Food Security and Nutrition, held at FAO in Rome on 18-19 September 2014.

1. Country Experience – Nilgiri
Biosphere Reserve, India
AGROECOLOGY FOR FOOD
& NUTRITION

2. Nilgiri Biosphere Reserve
 Nilgiri Biosphere Reserve:
declared under the Man &
Biosphere prog of
UNESCO
 A mega diversity hotspot
 Covering parts of Tamil
Nadu, Kerala & Karnataka
 Indigenous population of
around 2,00,000
 Over 30 indigenous groups
 Large population of
endemic species in plants,
animals and birds

3. Traditional Crops & Rituals

4. Seed Diversity

5. Wild Collection